EQ: Linear Phase vs Minimum Phase

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  • Опубліковано 8 бер 2013
  • Dan Worrall explains when and how to use linear-phase EQ'ing and normal minimum-phase EQ'ing. After discussing the general concept of phase, Dan shows some real-life mixing examples where the difference between linear- and minimum phase processing is apparent.
    Want to learn more about linear-phase processing with FabFilter Pro-Q? Check out the online help topic: www.fabfilter.com/help/pro-q/u...
    FabFilter Pro-Q and other plug-ins are available via www.fabfilter.com/shop , and free 30-day trials van be downloaded from www.fabfilter.com/download .
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  • @tomaszmazurek64
    @tomaszmazurek64 4 місяці тому +16

    10 years later still the best video on the subject.

  • @FunkZzzz
    @FunkZzzz 2 роки тому +66

    This is why FabFilter are my favourite plugin manufacturers.
    A lot of manufacturers just push on you a new plugin becase "you need this to make the mix sound awesome!" - Waves being a good example (not that Waves plugins are bad).
    FabFilter realises that it's not only about the tools you use, but how you use them, and they even actively try to educate you FOR FREE!
    Never stop making awesome plugins and awesome instructional videos!

  • @adriendelasalle8981
    @adriendelasalle8981 3 роки тому +38

    Watching this for free is unbelievable ... Dan Worrall and FabFilter you guys are the best!

  • @NinjaDeathTeddy
    @NinjaDeathTeddy 6 років тому +197

    I wish this guy could sit next to me as I make music and educate me with his soothing voice.

    • @aerodynechambers
      @aerodynechambers 3 роки тому +4

      i feel like i wouldnt get anything done that way!😂

    • @javilaroid
      @javilaroid Рік тому

      @SOUL SEEKER HAHAHHA a good one

    • @thelastaesthete
      @thelastaesthete 2 місяці тому

      That's gay as fuck

    • @charliechimp6917
      @charliechimp6917 Місяць тому

      We can teach an ai based on all his shared knowledge then use the ai to teach us

  • @uszeyboi
    @uszeyboi 6 років тому +44

    Now that is a technically well made tutorial. Not lile this stuff from other audio companies that just say "hey, just hi pass that, low pass that, here boost this and viola, now you know everything about eq". Thumbs up, guys.

  • @adithyasatheesh127
    @adithyasatheesh127 3 роки тому +3

    Fabfilter is such a lucky company to be able to have Brains like Dan Worrall's speak with and for them.

  • @adrianzag
    @adrianzag 4 роки тому +2

    Dan Worrall. De-mystifies a complex subject so perfectly. Absolute legend.

  • @azimsonawalla
    @azimsonawalla 10 років тому +76

    Wow, solid software AND great instructional videos? Fabfilter, you guys continue to impress me... well done!

  • @hazybrain7
    @hazybrain7 10 років тому +52

    Really excellent and best explanation I've come across about EQ phase. I'm shocked at how much the low and high pass filters warp the phase around the cutoff frequency. I'll treasure this information ! Many thanks to fabfilter for this free video. I'd love to see Dan Worrall do an in depth mixing tutorial, I'd pay good money for that, what a pro....

    • @xaosnox
      @xaosnox 4 роки тому +2

      Agreed! I'd do anything to learn at the feet of the master! FabFilter made an excellent choice by choosing Dan to present their plugins. No one else could properly demonstrate all of their amazing features. So simple, yet so powerful in the hands of someone like Dan.

  • @xaosnox
    @xaosnox 4 роки тому +5

    Dan's balance of right and left brain use is remarkable. Any time I need some humbling about my own blend of talent and intellect compared to that of the average Joe, I'll watch one of his tutorials and remind myself how important it is to exercise the two in concert as frequently as possible. Dan is to tutorials what FabFilter are to plugins.

  • @DROPIt7
    @DROPIt7 9 років тому +12

    this is probably the greatest tutorial video of a software company i've ever seen! it's really useful information instead of telling us how awesome your product is like many other plugin manufacturers do! thanks!

  • @DennisWilliamsDJ
    @DennisWilliamsDJ 9 років тому +7

    I have seen a lot of tutorials, and I rarely comment on videos's on UA-cam, but this one is one of the best tutorials I've seen. Good speaking voice that's pleasing to the ears, not too much going on on the screen so it's quite relaxing, and a perfect balance between the theoretic part and the practical side of it. And most important; it's so complete that I don't have any questions anymore. Since I tend to watch videos on a topic until I know for sure I've covered all the significant aspects, this is a time saver ;) Dan Worrall you're my hero of the week, and I thank you.

  • @BeyondtheEndMetal
    @BeyondtheEndMetal 11 років тому +3

    Dan is one of the smartest dudes ever, I've never seen anyone make tutorials like him... I wish I could instantly have the knowledge he has and be able to make insanely fast mix decision based purely on knowledge.... maybe one day.

  • @skawa80
    @skawa80 4 роки тому +3

    wow, I just gather my jaw from the floor now. You make my day.

  • @michaelknead
    @michaelknead 11 років тому +10

    the science of EQing... thank you so much! After watching all of this the question is now: why can't the Pro Q show us what's really happening? It would be super cool to have these Analyzer slopes drawn into the Pro Q interface - this could avoid these "wtf is going on" situations :)

  • @kramdellakram7247
    @kramdellakram7247 4 роки тому

    I keep coming back here for a refresher
    Dan is the Man

  • @drampadreg1386
    @drampadreg1386 5 років тому +5

    This tutorial has exactly the information I have been looking for, and applies to more than just rock like many of the tutorials and I don't record much rock so it's very useful! Subscribed! Thank you for the no BS ego free tutorial Fab Filter. I have heard a few mastering engineers praise Fab Filter as a very useful software company which brought me here in the first place, apparently they want us to get a good sound proving their products value, makes sense to me. I'll be spending many hours watching and re-watching these videos until I absorb as much as my brain can hold. I'll also be getting some of these Fab Filter eq's and comps etc. and put them to the test, and expecting good results.

  • @CountMorris
    @CountMorris 7 років тому +11

    Thanks for englightening me on linear vs minimum phase.. I honestly never knew about this before. Thank you so much and thank you for providing us with the absolute best EQ on the market. FabFilter is an absolute must for my mixes!

  • @shadrachsolomon
    @shadrachsolomon 7 років тому +6

    This answered the most difficult question whether to use Linear phase eq on the master bus or not. Thanks for the video.

  • @PaulMichaelCardon
    @PaulMichaelCardon 9 років тому +9

    This video taught me so much more about EQ's and their phase-shifting than any other video. Also helped to clue me in to VST Plugin Analyzer which has taught me a lot about all the plugins I use.

  • @Chuggalugg
    @Chuggalugg 11 років тому +2

    You guys make some amazing tutorials with your plug ins. Thank you - from the bottom of my heart!

  • @DjangoFlaherty
    @DjangoFlaherty 6 років тому +21

    My goodness! Parallel processing just got a whole lot more confusing.

  • @obiwantschernobyl5650
    @obiwantschernobyl5650 Рік тому

    And again my eyes have been opened by dan Worrall. Thank you very much

  • @jameslangford3613
    @jameslangford3613 8 років тому +2

    Really nice to be presented with some actual solid metrics on how each mode impacts phase under different circumstances. Thanks for the effort, what a great video!

  • @MrTimothyAllan
    @MrTimothyAllan 11 років тому

    Suuuuuuper work Dan. Thanks for putting the time in to make this.

  • @Mdjagg
    @Mdjagg 9 років тому +3

    I bought the pro q 2 a few days ago, before I really understood all of the possibilities and features. I'm so glad you all have taken the time to make these amazing videos, as should any producer of any plugin, or really any product. These videos are also the reason I will be buying the pro bundled soon. Well thought out video and video series, I had a favorite eq for years and now I have a new one.

  • @michaelrobson1627
    @michaelrobson1627 8 років тому +3

    Thanks so much for making this video!!! I learnt so much and explains so much of what used to confuse me about eq in my mixes. You are the man!

  • @elsueco3802
    @elsueco3802 10 років тому

    Love your extreme examples that really shows whats going on! Great work!

  • @dimitrimitropoulos
    @dimitrimitropoulos 11 років тому

    It is hard to believe how good these tutorials are!

  • @midiman5045
    @midiman5045 4 роки тому

    This one totally had so much information I was totally blown away. Thanks Again Dan. Be safe.

  • @johnnfedor1117
    @johnnfedor1117 8 років тому

    This is the best explanation I've found on the web for linear phase vs. min phase. Thank you, great video

  • @aleksandardzhelev1810
    @aleksandardzhelev1810 6 років тому +1

    This is definitely the best tutorial i have ever watched !
    Thank you Thank you Thank you Fab Filter and Mr Dan Worral !!!

  • @Dominicwylai
    @Dominicwylai 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for linking the practical advantages/disadvantages of these theoretical phenomenon during DSP filter design.

  • @Racingheartrecords
    @Racingheartrecords 5 років тому

    This is such an artfully produced video. You show make complicated ideas accessible.

  • @BlackAera
    @BlackAera 11 років тому

    fabfilter has the best narrator ever. That's how you present and explain your product. Watch closely NI.

  • @edmccormack8032
    @edmccormack8032 4 роки тому +5

    Incredibly detailed tutorial! Thank you so much for making this!! Regarding the pre-ring demo @ around 3min, I'm still a bit confused about two aspects of that phenomenon:
    1. From what I could gather, my understanding of pre-ring is that it is simply an "incorrect, early start" of the processed audio, relative to the original, unprocessed audio. Further, this "early start" displacement is caused not by the EQ itself, but by the DAW improperly compensating for the plugin's delay.
    In other words, my understanding is that if I were to just drag the printed audio of the "Linear Phase" waveform (i.e. the image at 3min) to start where its departure from the zero crossing should begin (i.e. departure to begin at the cursor where the above "Minimum Phase" waveform begins), wouldn't Linear Phase then be "flawless"?
    Though, based on the visual differences in the resulting waveforms @ 3min, I'm assuming the answer is no, and that there is something about this Linear Phase's delay and its compensation that is actually warping the original signal (and not just globally displacing it). It is this "warping of the original signal" that I can't wrap my head around. Can anyone please help me understand what is going on?
    2. My second confusion is in regards to these differences in the two resulting waveforms shown @ 3min: Visually, it seems like the high frequencies that form the attack of the kick drum in the "Minimum Phase" waveform are nowhere to be found in the "Linear Phase" waveform. - Does Linear Phase processing somehow result in "lost" original frequencies? I'm really confused. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated!

  • @TerrenceWFunk-ex6qd
    @TerrenceWFunk-ex6qd 2 роки тому +1

    Incredibly well done video. I actually started watching this as an embedded video on another page, but had to follow the link to see who the author was. Finding informative, straightforward, measurable results on the application of science toward a subjective endgame is literally the definition of Audio Engineering. Videos like this are immeasurably valuable in that pursuit. Thank you, bigtime.

  • @exotrio
    @exotrio 8 років тому

    Damn. Great video! A side from the eq phase topic I really like the way the bass and kick drum was gluead together creating that beautiful low end in the mix.

  • @timothygilman4848
    @timothygilman4848 7 років тому +1

    Thanks for taking the time to put this together. This is great content. I've been working on a mix for a friends and I had everything sounding pretty good, but made a few tweaks of the EQ and walked away from the mix. When I came back the mix had lost low end and nothing I did would fix it. I thought maybe a phase issue. Based on your video I'm going to go back and reassess all of my EQ moves. Again great content... Do you do a news letter too? I just subscribed to your channel.

  • @JustinMoralesTheComposer
    @JustinMoralesTheComposer 10 років тому

    Thank you for the eloquently spoken, in-depth explanation.

  • @ribvicky
    @ribvicky 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so very much for these amazing tutorials! I have learned so much from your videos. Much Respect for your knowledge! You are just amazing!

  • @draztiqmeshaz6226
    @draztiqmeshaz6226 5 років тому

    You make the best videos in this class man.

  • @JohnMorProds
    @JohnMorProds 11 років тому

    Food for thought.Thanks a lot for all these great tutorials!

  • @DanWorrall
    @DanWorrall 11 років тому +1

    Good answer. To add to it. those curves I showed in the analyzer are created when the two correlated signals mix together: displaying them for just one of those signals would be inaccurate and misleading.

  • @syncopated84
    @syncopated84 9 років тому

    Explains this better than I could have ever tried.

  • @jeremymurray-wakefield8011
    @jeremymurray-wakefield8011 5 років тому

    Fantastically informative. I've genuinely learnt something today, thank-you.

  • @TheLiverX
    @TheLiverX 4 роки тому +1

    I had suspicions, that EQs do something to the phase (FL Studio's built-in EQ 2) either adding a delay to process a signal window or butchering the phase of the signal.
    Really, built-in EQ did both delay and phase change, so I had to add equal amount of EQ for each guitar IR track, I had to equalize the number of EQs to save phase relation.
    Yet, just to make sound better I added artificial delay to IRs (3-10 samples at 44.1) to get the low back in line, but still, that was a revelation at least.

  • @vacomments
    @vacomments 9 років тому +1

    That is a good, professional narration.

  • @santana261
    @santana261 2 роки тому

    Amazing explanation of all settings and diagrams.

  • @eltontheander7431
    @eltontheander7431 9 місяців тому

    Banging track. Super useful level of detail. Much appreciated 🖖🏼

  • @davidhayman9330
    @davidhayman9330 Рік тому +1

    thanks Dan, so well explained and very helpful!

  • @redrich9684
    @redrich9684 3 роки тому

    wow this is incredibly explained. Thank you so much. I have always been confused by what phase means and now i can start to understand what it really means

  • @WAMProducties
    @WAMProducties 5 років тому +3

    this is mindblowing, so glad I finally looked up what linear phase eq means

  • @franciscoaltaparroambort3711
    @franciscoaltaparroambort3711 9 місяців тому

    this is pure gold.

  • @boldbearStudios
    @boldbearStudios 7 років тому

    Brilliant explanation, thanks Dan!

  • @RobinLabadie
    @RobinLabadie 9 років тому

    Finally, we learned how to manage with EQs affecting phase ! And this EQ is really a great tool.... Thank you so much. I'll definately make an even more good advertising of FabFilter :)

  • @Chiimare
    @Chiimare 9 місяців тому

    You're best, thank for your tutorials! It feels like free top-notch university lecture :)

  • @riskzerobeatz
    @riskzerobeatz 11 років тому +1

    Reaper + Fabfilter = Epic win!

  • @Crossfire2003
    @Crossfire2003 2 роки тому

    Great job Dan Worrall!
    It is good to know that non-linear EQs create those huge phase shifts, particularily, when using steep slopes.
    Linear phase EQs seem to be best used on the final master bus to cut, using a steep slope, the very low frequencies of the track (below 25/30/35 Hz).

  • @RmaNYouTube
    @RmaNYouTube 9 років тому +1

    Lots Of Thanks for this , this removed so many misunderstandings for me !

  • @sanjacobs6261
    @sanjacobs6261 3 роки тому +5

    5:20 I can't believe one of my favorite DAWs, Reaper, still calls it "invert phase", when what you're actually doing is inverting the polarity. Even FL Studio got this right!

    • @SpartanFunnyProyect
      @SpartanFunnyProyect 2 роки тому +1

      Inverting the polarity of the phase, maybe? Idunfucking know but maybe they're both right

    • @sanjacobs6261
      @sanjacobs6261 2 роки тому +3

      @@SpartanFunnyProyect It just doesn't make any sense to say to "invert phase", because phase is time, it's like saying "the opposite of 15th of October, 1874" like what even is that

    • @Bonn5656
      @Bonn5656 2 роки тому

      Ableton Utility?

  • @muchowavm
    @muchowavm 11 років тому

    Thank you for another awesome tutorial!

  • @JoelLaviolette
    @JoelLaviolette 7 років тому

    This is really great info. Thank you! And I love your plugins!

  • @foketesz
    @foketesz 2 роки тому

    Very clarifying demonstration.

  • @brianpatrick6102
    @brianpatrick6102 8 років тому

    Brilliant explanations. Thank you.

  • @trackmedixuk
    @trackmedixuk 10 років тому

    Great demonstration. Explained it very clearly. Thanks

  • @smileyface3107
    @smileyface3107 7 років тому

    Quality tutorial right here, thank you!

  • @benjaminhull6688
    @benjaminhull6688 6 років тому

    Great tutorial! I had no idea that non-linear phase EQs had that much of an effect on the phase of a track!

  • @MikeGomeztheDMG
    @MikeGomeztheDMG 5 місяців тому

    Absolutely fantastic tutorial!

  • @jcalla28
    @jcalla28 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic explanation! Highly educational stuff!

  • @PawelWalentynski1
    @PawelWalentynski1 11 років тому

    Thank you !! Best tutorials ever!!

  • @Bring_MeSunshine
    @Bring_MeSunshine 4 роки тому

    Blimey Dan, I certainly shut up and listened to that, so much technical depth. Certainly put me in my place on the Linear Phase EQ learning curve - basecamp. Easy to listen to and well explained. Worth a revisit, me thinks

  • @schnarfdaddyoner
    @schnarfdaddyoner 10 років тому +1

    This explained so much
    Thank you

  • @vahiddjalily8604
    @vahiddjalily8604 6 років тому

    OMG.. mind blown! will have to watch this a few (hundred) more times!
    Thanks for the vid!

  • @SoundRemains
    @SoundRemains 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for this awesome tutorial

  • @Khryptic
    @Khryptic 4 роки тому

    i love these fabfilter tutorials. Dan Worral is cool as

  • @rafbass
    @rafbass 2 місяці тому

    The best video on the subject.

  • @marcusjayallen
    @marcusjayallen 5 років тому

    Finally the video I needed. Love Fabfilter

  • @Dan-pq1tp
    @Dan-pq1tp 6 років тому +47

    TL;DR: Use Linear Phase mode for Parallel Processing (aka: when there are two similar/identical signals).

    • @Dan-pq1tp
      @Dan-pq1tp 6 років тому +16

      Relevant sections:
      5:46 - 6:37 = Definition of "correlated signals"
      18:01 - 18:22 = Summary of when to use Linear-Phase mode; basically almost never.
      11:39 - 13:33 = Demonstration of Linear Phase VS Minimum Latency differences for correlated signals

    • @stephen1561
      @stephen1561 6 років тому +1

      I appreciate you ♥

    • @RichardMedhurst
      @RichardMedhurst 6 років тому +1

      cheers fam

    • @ashwinireact
      @ashwinireact 5 років тому +1

      i love you

    • @MiKEY_SANZ
      @MiKEY_SANZ 5 років тому +1

      you're a fucking hero

  • @moretimeproductions
    @moretimeproductions 8 років тому

    Finished watching. Awesome video!!! Thanks a lot for that!

  • @Limit5482
    @Limit5482 2 роки тому

    This is the only guy who makes a tutorial sound like a good mystery novel

  • @iamsunrai
    @iamsunrai 11 років тому

    totally awesome vibetown

  • @audioglass
    @audioglass 4 роки тому +3

    Wow. I'm gonna get my head around this. Phase has been bothering me without me knowing what it is for a long time.

    • @spider853
      @spider853 3 роки тому +1

      right, it's simple to think about phase in simple oscilators, but when you have a full mix, what is a phase? How do you get the phase of components in a full mix? doesn't FFT has fixed phases? confusing

  • @avalanwa
    @avalanwa 4 роки тому

    Bloody fabulous mate! Carry on!

  • @kayaonur5657
    @kayaonur5657 6 років тому

    best vid ever on the topic.

  • @finnnnnnnn1258
    @finnnnnnnn1258 2 роки тому

    I always wondered why trying a parallel “air band” made everything sound so thin in the end, it wasn’t because I was adding too much high end, it was because of the phase cancellation caused by the minimum phase EQ! Invaluable info here, wow.

  • @KingGrio
    @KingGrio 4 роки тому

    This video was extremely well directed and very informative.
    I am also sure from the accent that the narrator is a badger named Reginald and he can cook Shepherd's pie just a well as he can make music.

  • @GingerDrums
    @GingerDrums 2 роки тому

    Saying that Fab Filter Pro 3 is an Industry standard is an understatement. We rely on it at this point.

  • @paullennox2404
    @paullennox2404 8 років тому

    Brilliant tutorial!!

  • @brickchains1
    @brickchains1 9 років тому

    Amazing video! What I was looking for on phase shifting.

  • @profoundofficial4801
    @profoundofficial4801 3 роки тому

    I'm exited for you next upload, quality video 🔥❤️

  • @damienlott
    @damienlott 4 роки тому

    Impressive tutorial, thanks!

  • @GuitarraConAndres
    @GuitarraConAndres 9 років тому

    Very well explained. Thanks!

  • @ssjscottt
    @ssjscottt 11 років тому

    thanks Dan, awesome without compare, as usual!

  • @djrockyvevo
    @djrockyvevo 3 роки тому

    I'm really impressed, really awesome

  • @AudioReplica2023
    @AudioReplica2023 7 років тому +4

    im sorry but this video now confused me so hard about dealing with phase response and eq. wtf. ok this is what is confusing me, every time he`s talking about minimum phase the Pro Q is set to the feature of "zero latency" but there is another feature thats called " minimum phase " so what in reality is he talking about ? is he referring to zero latency when ever he's talking about minimum phase or the video is not in the same page of the dialog ?

  • @yony_music
    @yony_music 3 роки тому +2

    This is better than any netflix show😎

  • @vasudevmaheshwari1210
    @vasudevmaheshwari1210 3 роки тому +5

    who's here from IN THE MIX???

  • @AudioBabble_
    @AudioBabble_ 8 місяців тому

    Great tutorial, and a nice tune too -- presuming it's Dan's own? Anyone know where to find it?

  • @DanGerrousRobBery
    @DanGerrousRobBery 8 років тому

    this is brilliant! this explains a lot!.